History of Fox News

News Items Secures $1.5m in Friends and Family Round of Fundraising

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

“The filter that we use for story selection -- ‘items’ we call them -- is ‘interesting, important or both,’” said Ellis. “If they’re not one or the other (or both), they don’t make the cut.”

Key Points: 
  • The newly secured backing will be used to expand News Items’ staff and amplify its visibility.
  • "I am grateful for the support of our investors and for their confidence in the enterprise,” said John Ellis, founder and editor.
  • “The filter that we use for story selection -- ‘items’ we call them -- is ‘interesting, important or both,’” said Ellis.
  • Our subscribers greatly appreciate how News Items helps them cut through the clutter and save time.”
    Some of the world’s most influential people are News Items subscribers.

FOX News Digital Ends 2022 as the Top News Brand With Multiplatform Views and Minutes

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

FOX News Digital closed out 2022 as the top-performing news brand with multiplatform views and minutes, according to Comscore.

Key Points: 
  • FOX News Digital closed out 2022 as the top-performing news brand with multiplatform views and minutes, according to Comscore.
  • * For the year, FOX News Digital for the year secured more than 18 billion multiplatform views, over 34 billion multiplatform minutes and averaged 82.7 million monthly multiplatform unique visitors.
  • Additionally, FOX News Digital finished the fourth quarter as the top news brand in both multiplatform minutes with 8.4 billion and multiplatform views with over 4.9 billion.
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    FOXBusiness.com also accomplished a record year in both multiplatform views as well as multiplatform minutes, as it celebrated its 15th anniversary.